Date: Jun 22 2012
Cattle Markets & News ReleaseBlack-hided. It’s the initial requirement for more than 80 beef brands certified by USDA.
That also means it’s the first limiting factor for supply of programs like the largest and longest-running of those: the Certified Angus Beef® (CAB®) brand.
Date: Jun 22 2012
Canada & Cattle Markets & News ReleaseCow-calf ranchers can’t control weather and markets, but price signals guide something that can be controlled: herd genetics.
Date: Jun 15 2012
News Release & ResearchEating satisfaction rules when it comes to making beef lovers happy. That was clear in early results from the 2011 National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA), but defining that satisfaction seemed harder to pinpoint.
Date: Jun 08 2012
Breeding & EPDs & News Release & ResearchMore longevity and fertility in the cowherd seem like a “no brainer.” But when those pursuits come at the expense of uniformity or other functionality, it could pay to do some hard studying.
Date: Jun 05 2012
Cattle Markets & Grid Marketing & News ReleaseCommodity cattle are priced by weight class, sex or average carcass grade, but some are worth a lot more or less.
Date: Jun 04 2012
About the brand & News ReleaseA full-time, professional cattleman provides the critical connection between the Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand, its 30,000 producer-members of the American Angus Association and their thousands of customers. Arlen Sawyer, chairman of the CAB board of directors, fills that bill this year.
Date: May 17 2012
Consumer Connection & News ReleaseThe Certified Angus Beef® (CAB®) brand celebrated a new ability to link ranchers to consumers in May, sharing the party with reporters, editors, broadcasters, chefs and “foodies” from across the United States.
Date: May 10 2012
Breeding & News Release & Research & Sire Selection“Boy, if he isn’t a spitting image of his grandpa!”
You’ve likely heard similar references before and they make this concept easy to grasp: Just like people, cattle don’t inherit genes equally.
Date: May 02 2012
Breeding & Breeding Technologies & News Release & ResearchRight now, it’s hard to imagine how future tools will change the beef cowherd. Today, heifer development costs are high and getting higher as ranch profit goals demand efficiency while consumers want quality. DNA technology is one of the emerging solutions for beef production, in line with the role it has played in agronomy.
Date: Apr 20 2012
News Release & ResearchWhen it comes to food, the alternatives are endless: spicy or bland; Mexican, Italian, Asian or Southern-style comfort dishes. But when it comes to beef, almost everyone agrees on a few features.
